This comes in stark contrast to the concerns Washington levelled regarding the fairness of the poll.
WASHINGTON: The president of Sierra Leone on Friday accused the US of pressuring him to interfere in his country’s June 24 election count, a statement in stark contrast to the concerns Washington has levelled regarding the fairness of the poll.
The Election Commission of Sierra Leone , he said, “had done all their calculations, collations, all the processes. I was now requested to stop them from calling the result by the US. So I don’t know who is accusing who of interference.” Bio, 59, was reelected in a disputed vote criticised by both the opposition and international observers.
Ahead of the poll, some thought the country’s soaring inflation and dire economic straits would give the opposition an opening. Bio won with 56.17% of the ballot, just above the 55% needed to avoid a runoff.